I was so surprised by the amount of information in this article that people in Chappaqua are generally reluctant to share, that I hesitated to post it when I first read it this morning. But Buzzfeed”s Ruby Cramer has produced a well-written portrait of a very special small town with some highly visible residents. Ruby sent me the link a little while ago, so, on second thought, I am sharing it here. Like most of Chappaqua, even if HRC does go to the White House, I would hate to see them leave their adopted Clinton Country.
Chappaqua Is Ready For President Hillary Clinton
The small Hudson Valley town that learned to love living with the former First Family doesn’t want Hillary going anywhere but the White House. “The town is on board,” says Greenberg.
posted on February 14, 2013 at 1:04am EST
Ruby Cramer BuzzFeed StaffCHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — While the world waits for Hillary Clinton to clear up the most asked and least pressing question in politics — will she or won’t she in 2016? — the answer in this small hamlet, where the former First Family keeps their adopted home, is already clear: She’ll run, and she’ll win.The people who share Hillary and Bill Clinton’s place of rest — the kind of Westchester one-main-drag town, population 1,500, where footfalls run quiet on shaded streets; where OBAMA-BIDEN stickers get slapped to the back of every car; where the Horace Greeley High School basketball roster is on the wall of every restaurant, of every store; and where you’re told with pride that being from New York City, just 35 miles south, is not the same as “being from around here” — these people, the folks of small-town Chappaqua, are ready for the 67th secretary of state to “come home,” “rest up,” and get ready for a run in 2016.”The town is on board,” said Dawn Greenberg, an unabashed supporter of both Clintons, and the owner of Aurora, a boutique on King Street, where most of Chappaqua’s shops are lined up one by one. “It’s heavily Democratic,” she added.
By the way, if you have it in mind to take a drive, do not expect to see this angle. It is hidden from the main road, usually with the SUVs mentioned in the article parked in front of the fence.
Still4Hill 
Yes it’s a very detailed article. I have personally declined to talk to the media many times. I remember almost 3 years ago after President Clinton’s procedure Fox 5 asked me if I have ever seen Presindent eat Pizza. I declined to answer. They then went to Pizza Station owner and asked the same question. He offered them free pizza and told them to leave. So I’m surprised to see so many details in the article.
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Hi, Rumana. People talked, but it’s a nice and innocuous article. It’s the kind of story that people like to read because it humanizes them. I hope that they do stay in Chappaqua. The town seems to like them a lot.
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Pizza Station! I love their Chicken Scarpatta and have been trying for years to replicate it.
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LOL! I have tried it too. Now that you mention it I guess that’s what I’ll have for dinner. Some people find it too spicy but I love it.
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BTW the reporter was Linda Schmidt.
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I don’t know who Linda is. The article has Ruby’s byline and the picture of the fence has her credit, and she is the one who contacted me. Who is Linda?
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Linda is a rat who works at FOX 5. The reason she was asking everyone if they had seen President eat pizza was to do a story on the premises that he was responsible to his heart condition and that he is no vegan. I remember no one wanted to talk to her.
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Oh, wait, I get it! You mean the reporter who wanted to talk to you in 2008, I thought you meant the one who did this article. OK, I see! (Sorry, I was confused for a moment.)
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LOL! OK. It was actually Feb. 2010 after his second procedure.
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OMG! I remember so well. It was right before Valentine’s Day! He had put off a procedure because we had had a blizzard, and she came up in the snow and was crying when she went into the hospital. She delayed her trip (to London, I think) by one day. When he came home, there were reporters all over in front of that gate. When she left on Valentine’s Day (it was a Sunday) he had filled her stateroom on the plane with roses. 🙂 Awwwwwwww….
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LOL! You sound just like my very good friend who was talking about the same story recently said in front of my son; that poor Hillary was so upset that she was crying and my son said to her why not poor President who was actually sick?
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LOL!!!!! ROTFL!!!!!!
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HAHAHA
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hahahah…
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Awwww.. what a nice Valentines story…
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Well, it’s FOX. What else can you expect from them?
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It came as a real shock, but it seems Ruby has a gift for getting people to talk. She also managed to get that picture right in front of the gate! 0-0 She emailed me again and said she had a great time in Chappaqua.
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Maybe one day you can come to Chappaqua and I can take you around to do your own piece? I would love that. 🙂
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STILL!!!! You should accept Rumana invitation to Chappaqua and make your own report to us.You are so great writing about everything Hillary !!!!!!And bring lots of pictures for us.
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Any time you want. But I doubt I can get people to talk the way Ruby did.
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Whenever you have time. I would love to welcome you to Chappaqua. 🙂
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🙂
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yehhhh… Still, do it! 🙂
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Hillary Clinton : en route vers la Maison Blanche ?
http://danslapresse.com/2013/02/14/hillary-clinton-en-route-vers-la-maison-blanche/
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very nice.. wish I could copy and put into Google Translate… but i get the gist… and it’s very nice reading. *crosses fingers*
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Here is an excerpt that you can copy / paste into Google translate:
http://www.parismatch.com/Actu-Match/Monde/Actu/Hillary-Clinton-la-Maison-Blanche-a-portee-de-main-par-Anne-Sinclair-464602/
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That makes me glad I took 4 years of French!
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